Salt Lake Tribune · Dec 26, 2019
Utah County Commission votes to accept, resettle refugees
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sepheni Ninahazina, 10, and her two sisters Christo,1, and Fide, 6, greet the Baugh family at their home. The Baughs, all volunteers with Shalom Salaam Tikkun-Olam, a local Jewish and Muslim charity, delivered boxes full of food, blankets, clothing, toiletries and toys to their home on Christmas Day, 2019. Provo • The Utah County Commission followed the governor’s lead by unanimously passing a resolution to clarify the county welcomes refugees.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert wrote an Oct. 24 letter to President Donald Trump saying the state would continue accepting and resettling refugees.